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  1. Library Resource
    Legislation
    United States of America, Americas, Northern America

    This Act establishes a voluntary national program within the Department of Commerce to encourage coastal States to develop and implement coastal zone management plans. Funds were authorized for cost-sharing grants to States to develop their programs. Each State's plan was required to define boundaries of the coastal zone, to identify uses of the area to be regulated by the State, the mechanism (criteria, standards or regulations) for controlling such uses, and broad guidelines for priorities of uses within the coastal zone.

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    An Act to create the Farmers’ Home Corporation, to promote more secure occupancy of farms and farm homes, to correct the economic instability resulting from some present forms of farm tenancy, and for other purposes.

    Legislation
    United States of America, Americas, Northern America

    This Act directs the Secretary of Agriculture to develop a program of land conservation and utilization in order to correct maladjustments in land use and thus assist in controlling soil erosion, reforestation, preserving natural resources, protecting fish and wildlife, developing and protecting recreational facilities, mitigating floods, preventing impairment of dams and reservoirs, developing energy resources, conserving surface and surface moisture, protecting the watersheds of navigable streams, and protecting the public lands, health, safety, and welfare.

  3. Library Resource
    Legislation
    United States of America, Americas, Northern America

    This Act established requirements for the management and protection of caves and their resources on Federal lands including indian lands, including allowing the land managing agencies to withhold the location of caves from the public, and requiring permits for any removal or collecting activities in caves on Federal lands. "Cave resource" includes any material or substance occurring naturally in caves on Federal lands, such as animal life, plant life, paleontological deposits, sediments, minerals, speleogens, and speleothems.

  4. Library Resource
    Legislation
    United States of America, Americas, Northern America

    An Act for the recognition of the United Auburn Indian Community in California, for the restoration of rights of this tribe, and for the economic development of the tribe. Section 204 provides for the transfer of lands for the benefit of the tribe to be held in trust by the Secretary of the Interior. Nothing in this Act shall expand, reduce, or affect in any manner any hunting, fishing, trapping, gathering, or water right of the tribe or its members (sect. 202).

  5. Library Resource
    Legislation
    United States of America, Americas, Northern America

    This Act establishes a procedure for the preparation of a priority list of coastal wetlands restoration projects in Louisiana to provide for the long-term conservation of wetlands and dependent fish and wildlife populations. This priority list will be submitted annually to Congress. The Louisiana Coastal Wetlands Conservation and Restoration Task Force will prepare a restoration plan to identify coastal wetlands restoration projects. The Act specifies the plan's elements, modification, submission to Congress and evaluation for effectiveness.

  6. Library Resource
    Legislation
    United States of America, Americas, Northern America

    This Act authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to participate in forest land management activities on Indian forest lands either directly or through contracts, cooperative agreements or grants under the Indian Self-Determination Act.

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    An Act to protect and provide for the the enhancement of the resources of the Columbia River Gorge, and for other purposes.

    Legislation
    United States of America, Americas, Northern America

    A National Scenic Area is established and certain areas of the Area are designated as special management areas under section 4. A Columbia River Gorge Commission, which is a regional agency, shall be established by way of an interstate agreement between the States of Oregon and Washington. The Commission shall prepare a scenic area management plan under section 6. The Commission shall also develop land use designations within 2 years of its establishment. Sections 7 and 8 provide for the administration of the Scenic Area and the special management areas. (18 sections)

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    An Act to establish a National Wilderness Preservation System for the permanent good of the whole people, and for other purposes.

    Legislation
    United States of America, Americas, Northern America

    This Act directs the Secretary of the Interior, to review every roadless area of 5,000 or more acres and every roadless island within National Wildlife Refuge and National Park Systems and to recommend to the President the suitability of each such area or island for inclusion in the National Wilderness Preservation System. The National Wilderness Preservation System is to be composed of federally owned areas designated by the Congress as "wilderness areas". The Secretary of Agriculture must recommend suitable areas in the National Forest System.

  9. Library Resource
    Legislation
    United States of America, Americas, Northern America

    This Act provides with respect to a wide variety of matters regarding programs for agriculture, fisheries and aquaculture, wildlife protection, forestry, land management, water management and conservation, forestry and food.

  10. Library Resource
    Legislation
    United States of America, Americas, Northern America

    This Chapter of Division 6 of the Water Code of California provides for the preservation and enhancement of the state’s fish and wildlife resources in connection with flood control and watershed protection projects and to realize the full potential of such projects to provide recreational opportunities to the general public.

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